We didn’t make it to church with the three granddaughters last Sunday. But we did a worship craft, which kind of counts, right?
I got out the stack of construction paper, crayons, glue sticks, and scissors. “So,” I said, “Let’s make a bible story craft.” One granddaughter immediately said, “Yes. We need to make one showing the cave, the stone, and Jesus who is risen.”
Great idea. We started by choosing a background color.
What’s next? “We need a dark cave.” I folded the paper over a few times and cut out the black shape of a cave entrance.
“Now we need the big stone.” I didn’t have any gray paper, so I cut out white circles and gave everyone a gray crayon.
Next is Jesus. “He has to have a white robe and a red sash.”
I asked, “How do you know he had a red sash?” They just shrugged. I cut out a Jesus and a red sash.
“What else?”
“Mary, of course.”
I cut Mary out of some pink paper, with an orange face, brown hair, and a blue scarf. Perfect.
The tomb was in a garden, so we added a bush, a tree, and some flowers.
And an angel. “Why do we need an angel?”
“The angel told them Jesus wasn’t there.”
“Oh. That’s right.” I cut one out. “But where’s the halo?”
“You can draw one in.”
I think the three-year-old’s, five-year-old’s, and seven-year-old’s worship project turned out great.
I did notice that the younger you are, the more glue stick you apply to each piece. Her pieces weren’t going anywhere!
Waite for it... 